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B−

Newfields School District

Public school districtGrades K–5

Serves Newfields.

Newfields’ School Grade B+ better than 74% of New Hampshire school districts

Students
115
Schools
1
Spent per student
$24,860
NH $23,296
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
3%
The gist

What stands out about Newfields School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 53% of New Hampshire districts
  • Math proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 14 pts above the state
  • Spends 7% more per student than the NH average
  • 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 23.7% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 53% of the 172 New Hampshire school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math above the state, 2021–22
B
The town it serves, and its School Grade
B+Newfields 1,775

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Newfields. Grade by grade →

K–5Newfields Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8Cooperative Middle SchoolExeter Regional Cooperative School District
9–12Exeter High SchoolExeter Regional Cooperative School District

Test scores vs. NH

2021–22
Math proficiency30–39%
State average 40.5% · 56 students tested
Reading / language arts60–69%
State average 50.8% · 56 students tested

95% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 95% at Exeter Region Cooperative School District, which runs the high school (state 88.1%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$24,860 per student · 7% above NH
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 42%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 80%State 18%Federal 2%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
93’20
116’21
118’22
121’23
115’24

Up 23.7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 95%Asian 3%Black 2%Hispanic <1%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Hampshire’s other public schools.

Newfields Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Newfields
B−
115 students9:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Exeter Regional Cooperative School DistrictExeter, Stratham
$27,395per student
Exeter School DistrictExeter
$29,050per student
Newmarket School DistrictNewmarket
$24,362per student
Stratham School DistrictStratham
$27,679per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within New Hampshire.